The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $330,270 Project Grant under the State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA 10.697) to the Texas A&M Forest Service to conduct wildfire hazard mitigation activities on non-federal land in Texas from August 2022 through June 2025. As the primary awardee, Texas A&M Forest Service will work to reduce hazardous fuels such as brush and dead trees across forests, woodlands, shrublands, and grasslands to lessen...
The Texas A&M Forest Service received a $330,273 project grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service to implement the Fiscal Year 2021 Community Fire Protection Program in Texas. The grant was awarded on September 22, 2021 with a completion date of June 30, 2024. Under the State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA #10.697), the Texas A&M Forest Service will reduce the volume of hazardous fuels on forests, woodlands, shrublands, and...
This federal Project Grant award in the amount of $340,000 was issued by the USDA Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA 10.697). The award supports the Texas A&M Forest Service, a state government entity and 1862 land grant college, in delivering cross-boundary wildfire hazard mitigation activities on non-federal lands in Texas. The funded activities will include implementing fuel treatments, conducting prescribed burns, performing...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service has awarded a $1,903,000 Project Grant under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to the Texas A&M Forest Service. The award period runs from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2029 and will fund the implementation of the Texas State Forest Action Plan. Key services to be delivered under this grant include: Genetic tree improvement, forest seed and seedling production, oak wilt monitoring and prevention, invasive species...
This federal Project Grant award, totaling $643,523.00, was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). The grant funding will support the Texas A&M Forest Service, a state government entity and 1862 land grant college, in delivering critical services for forest management, conservation, wildfire protection, and environmental stewardship in the state of Texas. Key...
This $367,608 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service's State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) supports infrastructure investment and volunteer fire assistance activities in Texas. The grant recipient, the Texas A&M Forest Service, will use the funds over a 5-year period from August 2024 to August 2029 to enhance wildfire prevention, control, and management capabilities across non-federal forest and rural lands...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $12,817,981 Project Grant under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to the Texas A&M Forest Service on August 17, 2024. This 5-year grant will support a range of forest management and conservation activities across non-federal lands in Texas, including developing genetically improved tree seeds and seedlings, producing and distributing tree seedlings for reforestation, undertaking landscape restoration...
The Texas A&M Forest Service received a $300,000 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.664) to support recovery efforts from hurricanes and other disasters occurring in Texas in fiscal years 2020 and 2021. With this funding, the Texas A&M Forest Service will advance forest resource management and conservation, produce and distribute tree seeds and seedlings, and promote the use...
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $3.5 million Project Grant to the Texas A&M Forest Service through the Cooperative Forestry Assistance federal grant program (CFDA #10.664) on December 5, 2022. The grant will support Texas' implementation of its State Forest Action Plan under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act through December 4, 2027. As the primary sub-awardee, Texas A&M Forest Service will advance forest resource management, conservation, and genetic tree...
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R8-Southern Region awarded a $21,750,000 Project Grant to the Texas A&M Forest Service on July 24, 2023 under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727). This 5-year grant will support Texas A&M Forest Service's efforts to plan for, establish, manage, and protect trees, forests, green spaces, and related natural resources in and adjacent to cities and towns across Texas. As a 1862 land grant university and...